# Explainer: What is at stake for the U.S. biofuel blending law in 2022 and beyond | Reuters

> Reuters explains that the Biden administration must make decisions in 2022 to reset Renewable Fuel Standard volume mandates, which could make it the program's most transformative year. The mandates determine how much renewable fuel must be blended into US gasoline and diesel.

- Date: 2022-01-11 · published 2022-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15426-explainer-what-is-at-stake-for-the-u-s-biofuel-blending-law-in-2022-and-beyond
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Pending RFS volume decisions directly determine biofuel feedstock demand, making them a major swing factor for soybean oil, corn and diesel-linked prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2017-06-20 | [U.S. Biofuels Take Revenue Hit But Get New Target Less Constrained by ‘Blend Wall’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70363-u-s-biofuels-take-revenue-hit-but-get-new-target-less-constrained-by-blend-wall.md) | -4.0% | +1.1% |
| SBO | 2017-12-14 | [A Look at the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards - NATSO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67353-a-look-at-the-2018-renewable-fuel-standards-natso.md) | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2018-03-15 | [News, Notices and Announcements for the Renewable Fuel Standard \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65893-news-notices-and-announcements-for-the-renewable-fuel-standard-us-epa.md) | +1.9% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2024-01-30 | [Renewable biodiesel and soybean prices: What to expect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15244-renewable-biodiesel-and-soybean-prices-what-to-expect.md) | +0.0% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2019-02-05 | [Biofuels and Big Oil make their case on RFS before 2022 \| 2019-02-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60466-biofuels-and-big-oil-make-their-case-on-rfs-before-2022-2019-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-10-23 | [Biofuel demand strengthens the business case for US agribusiness \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15268-biofuel-demand-strengthens-the-business-case-for-us-agribusiness-articles-ing.md) | +0.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-09-16 | [Farm Aid in the Works: Lawmakers Explore Temporary Fix as Farm Bill Stalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28293-farm-aid-in-the-works-lawmakers-explore-temporary-fix-as-farm-bill-stalls.md) | +1.6% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-06-20 | [U.S. Biofuels Take Revenue Hit But Get New Target Less Constrained by ‘Blend Wall’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70363-u-s-biofuels-take-revenue-hit-but-get-new-target-less-constrained-by-blend-wall.md) | -3.6% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/what-is-stake-us-biofuel-blending-law-2022-beyond-2022-01-11/

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